Telegram • November 17 at 14:41
Today, Telegram is launching the biggest update in the history of mini apps. They are receiving full-screen mode, subscription plans, home screen shortcuts, sending gifts, media sharing, document creation, access to geolocation, device motion tracking, setting emoji statuses—and much more.
Full-Screen Mode
Mini apps can now use the entire screen in portrait or landscape orientation—allowing apps to support more game genres with expanded gestures and interfaces.
Mini apps can now use the entire screen in portrait or landscape orientation—allowing apps to support more game genres with expanded gestures and interfaces.
Device Motion Tracking
Mini apps can receive information about your device's motion to add unique controls to games or create immersive VR experiences.
Mini apps can receive information about your device's motion to add unique controls to games or create immersive VR experiences.
Home Screen Shortcuts
You can now place direct shortcuts to specific mini apps on your device's home screen—accessing your favorite games and services with one tap.
You can now place direct shortcuts to specific mini apps on your device's home screen—accessing your favorite games and services with one tap.
Geolocation Access
You can now share your location with mini apps—allowing developers to create location-based games or interactive maps for events.
You can now share your location with mini apps—allowing developers to create location-based games or interactive maps for events.
Gifts from Apps
Apps can now use their stars to send you gifts to celebrate your achievements.
Telegram has added a new privacy setting that allows you to control who can send you gifts that appear on your profile.
Emoji Statuses from Apps
With this update, Telegram Premium users can set emoji statuses inside mini apps, showing others that they are in a game ? or in a taxi ?.
Mini apps can integrate APIs of other services—instantly updating the user's emoji status when they start listening to music ?, open a book ?, or turn on a movie ?.
Apps with geolocation permissions can also be used to update your status when you're at work ? or out of the office ?.
Media Sharing
You can now share media directly from mini apps—sending referral codes, custom memes, and more to any chat.
Mini apps can also create media for posting in your stories.
Creating Documents
Mini apps can also generate documents and files that you can download—such as AI-generated profile pictures or audio files.
Subscription Plans
Developers can offer subscriptions to their mini apps using Telegram stars, monetizing their projects with various levels of content and features.
Telegram stars earned from digital products and subscriptions can be used to increase message limits in the app or claim rewards.
Developers can offer subscriptions to their mini apps using Telegram stars, monetizing their projects with various levels of content and features.
Telegram stars earned from digital products and subscriptions can be used to increase message limits in the app or claim rewards.
Loading Screen Customization
Developers can further customize the loading screen of their mini app in @BotFather—adding their own icon and specific colors that will be displayed before the app starts loading.
Device Hardware Info
To better optimize graphics and increase performance, mini apps can access basic hardware information of your device, such as processing power and memory capacity, and automatically adjust settings for the smoothest experience.
And More
Developers can now know when their mini app is minimized or restored from the app bar, and ensure they handle transitions correctly.
Everyone can already try out early implementations of some of the new features in apps like @playdeckbot, @tverse, and @major (the Major Maze game on the "Games" tab).